Jersey Shore pier in the shape of a cross raises concerns — is it ‘Christian bullying’?

SI Live ^ | 8/22/2022 | Jackie Roman

[jmacusa]

My late parents owned a home in “Open Grave’’ for over twenty-five years starting in the early ‘80’s. And they were Catholics and still well received by the Methodist community. In response to the state flooding the town with deinstutionalized mental patients into the town's many SRO’s and bed and break fast places and with virtually no supervision for these people Ocean Grove was a mess.

My father and some other residents organized The Ocean Grove Citizen's Council and made the state take responsibility for these patients.

[lastchance]

I believe Ocean Grove is where cars were banned on Sundays.

[Macoozie]

Not as crazy as you might think.
100 year old Nursery, on over 100 acres, had a big compost recyling yard for locals to bring grass and leaves and such. (Later sols it back to them at a premium as “Organic Mulch”)

Are gentrified, had lots of commuters move in.
Started complaining about the smell.
Had to shut it down.
Had it all rezoned as Multi Family and built a shiiteload of Condos on the property.
Screwed those complainers Bigly.

Retired down to Neptune FL, bought a a palace.

[Political Junkie Too]

Who in their right mind is concernd about the shape of a pier for goshsakes?

Only the people who see it on Google Maps.

-PJ

[I want the USA back]

The cross-shaped pier feels like “Christian bullying
And I am so concerned from my neighbors who are scared and bullied.
Once this pier is built like a cross, I believe that will be the point of a no return

This will never stop. If the pier is torn down, they will feel that CROSSwalks are bullying them. Cattle CROSSings will be banned. Railroad CROSSings will be removed.

In a sane world, everyone would recognize that this is a sign of insanity and put the insane individuals away where they can harm no one or themselves.

[Ge0ffrey]

Maybe they’d prefer it in the shape if a rump.

[Scrambler Bob]

How about the Red Cross????????????

[Petrosius]

They object because a Christian organization is building something in the form of a cross. Now who are the intolerant ones?

[antidemoncrat]

“Members of the small seaside town’s LGTBQ+ community and allies are saying the cross crosses a line,”

Are Demon possessed people are always terrified of any Christian symbol?

[T.B. Yoits]

Time to have the baptisms by the pier.

[nomorelurker]

“We need to ban the letter T!”

It’s called a T-Head Pier, very common design feature. Increases the area available for fishing in deeper water at the end of the pier. Has no symbolism whatsoever. Spend that kind of money for a pier it would be stupid not to include the T-Head.

[Steve_Seattle]

Only an anti-Christian bigot would think this pier constitutes “Christian bullying.”

[Steve_Seattle]

I hope Tucker Carlson or Laura Ingraham picks up on this story.

[Seruzawa]

Maybe 2 or 3 people are complaining. The press tries to make it sound like thousands.

That’s what the press does. Create hate and chaos. It sells. If there is none, they just make it up.

[pepsi_junkie]

Since they own the land they can have sweet revenge if they want: have a portion set aside and re-zoned for low income housing and announce a plan to put up a low income housing development. Watch everyone scream and wail.

George Lucas threatened his neighbors to do this if they kept blocking him from building a studio on his massive parcel of land.

[married21]

Clearly 90 degree (right!) angles must be outlawed in construction. That will eliminate any intentional or unintentional crosses being formed.

[Fiji Hill]

I surfed over to the Camp Meeting Association’s website. They seem to be evangelistic—like the Methodists who ran the camp meetings of yore—and not affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

[imabadboy99]

Leftists are always “deeply concerned.” Never just “concerned.” Always “deeply concerned.”

[DannyTN]

all straight paths are Christian bullying

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.

all small and narrow gates are Christian bullying

“Enter through the narrow gate. ... For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. ... But small is the gate and ...

All doors are Christian bullying. Doubly so for narrow doors.

Luke 13:23 Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”
He said to them, 24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.

[imabadboy99]

Even many conservatives have embraced the notion that America should not be part of Christendom, but instead should embrace diversity as the false national religion.